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Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
Contributor(s): Bardoe, Cheryl (Author), McClintock, Barbara (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0316278203     ISBN-13: 9780316278201
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2016040477
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 1030(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.2" W x 10.3" L (1.05 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Cultural Region - French
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2018
Booklist 03/01/2018 pg. 42
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 133
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 128
Publishers Weekly 07/09/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 189 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 195301
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.

When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying math...nothing stopped Sophie. When a professor discovered that the homework sent to him under a male pen name came from a woman...nothing stopped Sophie. And when she tackled a math problem that male scholars said would be impossible to solve...still, nothing stopped Sophie.

For six years Sophie Germain used her love of math and her undeniable determination to test equations that would predict patterns of vibrations. She eventually became the first woman to win a grand prize from France's prestigious Academy of Sciences for her formula, which laid the groundwork for much of modern architecture (and can be seen in the book's illustrations).

Award-winning author Cheryl Bardoe's inspiring and poetic text is brought to life by acclaimed artist Barbara McClintock's intricate pen-and-ink, watercolor, and collage illustrations in this true story about a woman who let nothing stop her.

 
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